| FEATURE | H&R ELECTRONICS SD-8 | VERBATIM |
| NUMBER OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS CAPABLE OF DIALING | 8 | 16 |
| NUMBER OF MONITORED CHANNELS | 8 |
4 |
| NUMBER OF DIGITS IN EACH TELEPHONE NUMBER | 16 |
60 |
| TYPE OF VOICE MESSAGE | DIGITIZED | DIGITAL |
| SOURCE OF VOCABULARY | FACTORY INSTALL, OR USER INSTALLED | FACTORY INSTALLED OR USER INSTALLED |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT FEATURE | YES | NOT STATED |
| TIME DELAY AFTER ACKNOWLEDGE TO ALLOW FOR CALLED PARTY TO RESPOND TO ALARM. | YES, TIME SET FROM 1 MINUTE TO 99 MINUTES | NOT STATED |
| TELEPHONE LINE UTILIZED | STANDARD VOICE GRADE | STANDARD VOICE GRADE |
REMOTE ACCESS BY TELEPHONE |
CHANGE TIME, MESSAGE OR GET STATUS,
"BUY" ADDITIONAL TIME IF REQUIRED FOR FAIL-SAFE
DELAY. IN ADDITION TO REMOTE PROGRAMMING . STATUS + INTERNAL A/C MONITOR |
STATUS OF MONITORED CONDITIONS, + INTERNAL POWER FAIL |
| VOICE PROMPTS TO AID IN PROGRAMMING | YES | YES |
| TYPE OF VOCABULARY | UNLIMITED WORDS AND PHRASES | UNLIMITED WORDS AND PHRASES |
| TOTAL TIME OF VOCABULARY | FOR ALARM DESCRIPTIONS 90 SECONDS FOR VOICE PROMPTS 90 SECONDS | DIGITAL TOTAL TIME NOT SPECIFIED |
| STORAGE OF VOICE MESSAGE | PERMANENT STORAGE REQUIRES NO BATTERY TO HOLD VOICE 100 YEAR RETENTION OF VOICE | NON VOLATILE TYPE MEMORY |
| EFFECT OF NO POWER ON VOICE | NO EFFECT, WILL STILL BE NORMAL | NO EFFECT |
| DELAYS AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMER | 0 TO 99 SECONDS AND 0 99 MINUTES | .1 TO 999. SECONDS |
| OPERATION IF THE SYSTEM IF ACKNOWLEDGED | THE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN A QUIESCENT STATE UNTIL THE FAIL-SAFE TIME DELAY HAS EXPIRE. NEW ALARMS HAVE NO HIGHER PRIORITY | NOT STATED |
| WARRANTY | TWO YEARS | FIVE YEARS |
| STANDARD SYSTEM | MONITORS 8 CHANNELS | MONITORS 4 CHANNELS |
| TYPE OF ALARM CONTACTS | EACH UNIT MAY HAVE N/O OR N/C | N/O, N/C, STATUS, RUNTIME, TOTAL PULSES |
| NUMBER OF BOARDS INVOLVED IN 8 ALARM CONDITIONS | TWO | AT LEAST TWO TO MONITOR 8 CHANNELS |
| ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO TRANSMIT TO COMPUTER SYSTEM | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE |
| PROGRAMMABLE RING COUNT BEFORE HANG UP | USER SELECTED 1 TO 99 | 1 TO 20 |
| PROGRAMMABLE CALL INTERVAL | SELECTED BY CUSTOMER AT THE MAIN MENU FROM 0 , 1,2,5 OR ANY 4 OTHER SEQUENCE IF IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT | .1 TO 99.9 MINUTES |
| ACCESS CODE REQUIRE TO ACCESS SYSTEM REMOTELY | 4 DIGIT CODE SELECTED BY CUSTOMER | 6 DIGIT CODE |
| ACCESS OF STATUS INFORMATION | FREE TO ALL WITHOUT SECURITY CODE | WITH 6 DIGIT CODE |
| ACCESS OF PROGRAMMING SYSTEM | REMOTELY WITH CODE | REMOTELY WITH 6 DIGIT CODE |
| NUMBER OF MESSAGE REPETITIONS | MESSAGE COMPOSED AT THE TIME CUSTOMER
RECORDS EACH OF THE 8 ALARM MESSAGES. TOTAL TIME SET
ASIDE FOR ALARM MESSAGES OF ANY LENGTH NOT TO EXCEED 90
SECOND. CALLED PARTY MAY ENTER 3 DIGIT CODE TO REPEAT THE ENTIRE MESSAGE AS EACH TELEPHONE CALL CONDITION MAY DICTATE |
1 TO 20 |
| ABILITY TO RESPOND TO BUSY OR ANSWER ON THE TELEPHONE NETWORK | YES | NOT STATED |
| METHOD OF DIAL OUT | TOUCH TONE | TOUCH TONE / PULSE |
| PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES | SPEECH, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, TIME DELAYS TYPE OF CONTACT CLOSURE CAPABLE OF PROGRAMMING ALL VARIABLES FEATURES EXCEPT TIME WINDOW FOR PAGER WHICH IS SELECTED VIA TELEPHONE CONTACT BY FACTORY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL | PHONE NUMBERS, ALARM MESSAGES, ALARM TRIP DELAYS, EACH CHANNEL CAPABLE OF BEING N/O, N/C, REPORT ON INQUIRY, ACCUMULATED ON INQUIRY, ACCUMULATED TOTAL RUNNING TIME, OR TOTAL PULSES. |
| TYPE ENCLOSURE | FIBERGLASS NEMA 1 WITH THE OPTIONS FOR STAINLESS STEEL, NEMA 4, OR OTHER ENCLOSURE NOT LIMITED TO ANY SPECIAL ENCLOSURE | METAL ENCLOSURE NEMA TYPE NOT SPECIFIED. OPTIONAL OTHER ENCLOSURES. |
| PHYSICAL SIZE OF UNIT | 10.5W X 7H X 4D (INCHES) | 11 7/8 X 9 3/4 X 5 (INCHES) |
| CIRCUIT BOARD THEORY | TWO STACKED BOARDS (8 CHANNELS) | ONE OR MORE DEPENDING ON OPTIONS |
| TYPE OF LIGHTNING ARRESTOR ON TRIP CIRCUITS | OPTO ISOLATORS, WITH POWER SUPPLY W/ CROWBAR TYPE FEATURE | SOLID STATE AND GAS TUBE |
| TYPE OF LIGHTING PROTECTION ON TEL LINES | SIDACTOR CAPABLE OF DISSIPATION 600
VOLTS OTHER LIGHTING PROTECTION IS AVAILABLE. THE 9 VOLT TRANSFORMER OFFER SUPERB PROTECTION FROM SPIKES AND TRANSIENTS |
SOLID STATE AND GAS TUBE |
| BATTERY BACK UP | 24 HOURS | 20 HRS |
| METHOD OF ENTERING DATA INTO SYSTEM | STANDARD TELEPHONE HANDSET INCLUDED IN SYSTEM | KEYPAD ON SURFACE OF UNIT |
| METHOD OF ENTERING VOICE MESSAGES IN VERY NOISY ENVIRONMENTS | THE HANDSET MAY BE EXTENDED UP TO 100 FEET FROM THE SYSTEM TO REMOVE THE PROGRAMMING FROM THE NOISY ENVIRONMENT | NO PROVISIONS ARE MADE FOR LOCALLY RECORDING MESSAGE IN NOISY ENVIRONMENT |
| VERIFICATION OF ENTERED DATA | AVAILABLE VIA LCD DISPLAY ON THE ENTRY HANDSET | NOT STATED |
| LCD DISPLAY | SINGLE LINE LCD FOR TELEPHONE ALL DIGITAL INPUTS | NOT STATED |
| STORAGE OF DATA INCLUDING TELEPHONE NUMBERS | NON VOLATILE MEMORY | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY |
| INTERNAL DIAGNOSTICS | LED DISPLAY OF ALL OPERATING VOLTAGES ON THE SYSTEM | NOT STATED |
| ABILITY TO DETECT VALID TEL LINE STATUS | VIA LED DISPLAY | NOT STATED |
| LCD DISPLAY OF HELP IN PROGRAMMING | YES NUMBER ENTERED VIA THE HANDSET | NOT STATED |
| NUMBER OF O & M MANUALS FURNISHED | 3 ADDITIONAL AS REQ'D @ $10 EACH | NO STATED |
| ABILITY TO DIAL A PAGER AND ENTER THE STATION LOCATION CODE | (3 DIGITS) AND THE REMAINING DIGITS 1-8 DEFINING THE VARIOUS ALARM CHANNEL WHICH HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND TIME OUT PER TIME SET BY CUSTOMER | NOT STATED |
| ABILITY TO DIAL A PAGER AND ENTER THE A/C POWER FAIL CODE | THE NUMBER 9 DIGIT IS TRANSMITTED WHEN THE CUSTOMER SELECTS TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL A/C POWER FAIL | NOT STATED |
| REMOTE LISTEN-IN FEATURE | NO | YES |
| SYSTEM DISABLE LOCAL SWITCH | YES | YES |
| REMOTE DISABLE SWITCH | YES DIFFERENT CODE | YES |
| WEIGHT | 6 POUNDS | 8 POUNDS |
| AUTO CALLING AND INTERVAL | SPECIAL PROGRAMMING | ON/OFF .1 TO 99.9 HRS |
THE COMPARISON WAS DEVELOPED BY COMPARING THE VERBATIM AS DESCRIBED IN A GLOSSY FLYER COPYRIGHTED 1994 BY RACO MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING CO.
ABILITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DIALER AND SET A FAIL-SAFE CALL BACK TIME PERIOD INTO EFFECT.
ADJUSTABLE VALUES ON THE TIME PERIOD AVAILABLE, HOW TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD AND REDIAL FEATURE IF TIMED OUT.
ABILITY TO DIAL A DIGITAL PAGER AND TRANSMIT INFORMATION TO THE PAGER. PLUS ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PAGER DELAYS AND TIME VARIABLES.
SELECTABLE TELEPHONE DIALING SEQUENCE WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE TEMPORARY DELETION OF ONE OR MORE TELEPHONE NUMBERS WITHOUT REMOVING THE NUMBER FROM THE DIRECTORY.
INDIVIDUAL BY PASS SWITCHES FOR EACH ALARM WHICH WILL ALLOW ANY OR ALL CHANNELS TO BE SELECTIVELY BYPASSED IN THE EVENT OF A MALFUNCTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL
24 PRE-RECORDED PROMPTS WHICH CAN BE RE-PROGRAMMED BY THE CUSTOMER IF REQUIRED.
THE ABILITY TO SELECT AN PLAY EITHER THE ENTIRE MESSAGE GROUP OF ALARMS OR THE ENTIRE MESSAGE GROUP OF PROMPTS
FACTORY DEFAULT TEST VALUES SELECTABLE AT MAIN MENU TO FACILITATE THE PROGRAMMING AND SETUP OF THE SD-8
THE ELECTION OF N/O OR N/C CONTACT TYPE BY CUSTOMER W/ HANDSET. DEFAULT SETTING ARE N/O.
MONITOR THE PRESENCE OF A/C POWER AT THE TRANSFORMER WHICH WOULD GIVE A GENERAL POWER FAIL ALARM IF SO SELECTED BY THE CUSTOMER. NOT RECOMMENDED TO MONITOR BROWN-OUT OR PHASE LOSS. THIS REQUIRES A PHASE MONITOR.
TIME DELAY SELECTED BY CUSTOMER FROM 1 - 99 MINUTES FOR A/C FAILURE. TIME DELAY NOT SPECIFIED IN VERBATIM FLYER.
THE ABILITY TO DIAL A TONE PAGER AND INSERT TONE INFORMATION DESCRIBING THE STATION LOCATION W/ A 3 DIGIT CODE AND ALL OTHER MONITORED ALARMS INCLUDING POWER FAILURE (INTERNAL)
THE ABILITY TO SELECT THE 3 DIGIT CODE IDENTIFIER USED IN THE PAGER CODE TO IDENTIFY THE CALLING UNIT. ALLOWS FOR 1 TO 999 STATION CODES.
LED LIGHT WHICH WILL DISPLAY IF THE SYSTEM IS IN AN ACKNOWLEDGE MODE.
LED LIGHT WHICH WILL INDICATE WHEN THE SYSTEM IS OFF HOOK AND DIALING.
A ON SITE SPEAKER WHICH WILL ALLOW THE CUSTOMER TO HEAR THE TOUCH TONE DIALING PATTERN AND ALL OF THE VOICE PROMPTS AND MESSAGES.
LED LIGHT WHICH WILL IDENTIFY EACH OF THE 8 CHANNELS WHICH ARE IN THE BYPASS MODE.
8 LED LIGHTS WHICH WILL IDENTIFY WHICH ALARM CHANNELS ARE CLOSED IN ALARM.
8 LED LIGHTS WHICH WILL IDENTIFY WHICH ALARMS CHANNELS HAVE TIMED OUT AND ARE VALID ALARM CONDITIONS.
THE ABILITY TO VISUALLY IDENTIFY WHEN AN ALARM CONDITION HAS OCCURRED AND TIMED OUT AND IS NOT IN ALARM AT THE PRESENT TIME.
REMOTELY MOUNTED RESET SWITCH WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED WITHOUT OPENING THE UNIT, OR THIS SWITCH CAN BE REMOTELY MOUNTED AWAY FROM THE SD-8.
VISUAL DISPLAY OF 36 LED's WHICH DEFINE VARIOUS STATUS CONDITIONS OF THE SD-8.
THE ABILITY TO RESET THE FAIL-SAFE TIMER TO GAIN ADDITIONAL TIME SHOULD THE RESPONDING PERSON HAVE DIFFICULTY IN GETTING TO THE STATION TO RESPOND TO THE ALARM. THIS IS DONE VIA TELEPHONE AND A 4 DIGIT SECURITY CODE.
POSITIVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE DIALER HAS RECEIVED THE ACKNOWLEDGE TONE BY THE PHRASE "ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECOGNIZED" WHICH IS BROADCAST UPON RECEIPT OF VALID TONE ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
THE OPTION OF ORDERING THE SYSTEM WITH THE ABILITY TO HALT THE SYSTEM FROM A TELEPHONE COMMAND, THIS MUST BE IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO DELIVERY. NOT STANDARD
THE ABILITY TO REMOTELY SET THE FAIL-SAFE TIMER INTO A COUNT DOWN MODE VIA TELEPHONE W/ PROPER CODE AUTHORITY.
SPECIAL DELAY BEFORE DIALING DELAYS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS.
ACTUAL SIZE OF THE UNIT WITH BATTERY IS APPROXIMATELY 7.5 X 4 X 4 AND WEIGH LESS THAN 6 POUNDS.
COMES COMPLETE WITH BATTERY, TRANSFORMER, SCREWDRIVER AND 2 TYPES OF TELEPHONE CORDS ONE WITH A MODULAR JACK AND THE OTHER WITH SPADE LUGS CONNECTIONS FOR UNDER SCREW MOUNTING.
THE UNIT CAN BE CONFIGURED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADCOR CELLULAR TYPE COMMUNICATOR WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO WORK IN AREAS WHERE CONVENTIONAL TELEPHONE LINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ADVISED PRIOR TO ORDERING.
PROVISIONS FOR REPEATING THE ENTIRE VOICE MESSAGE (LOCATION AND ALARM CONDITION) IS ALLOWED TO THE CALLED PARTY BY THE ENTRY OF 3 DIGITS AT THE TIME OF RECEIPT OF THE INITIAL MESSAGE OVER THE TELEPHONE VIA TOUCH TONE..
THE ABILITY VIA TELEPHONE TO REMOTELY RESET THE UNIT THIS IS THE SAME AS DEPRESSING THE LOCAL RESET BUTTON.
OPTIONAL FEATURES INCLUDED THE ABILITY TO LEAVE A SCRATCH PAD MESSAGE FOR OTHER PERSONS TO RECEIVE UPON CALL IN AND REQUESTING THIS DATA.
CUSTOM PROGRAMMING OF THE MICROPROCESSOR TO GIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO UNIQUE CONDITIONS OF A SPECIFIC CUSTOMER.
THE ABILITY TO CUSTOM MOUNT OR PANEL MOUNT THE SD-8 UNIT IN A VERY SMALL SPACE IN AN EXISTING OR PROPOSED PANEL OF OTHERS.
THE VOLTAGE INTO THE SYSTEM IS LOW VOLTAGE DC CURRENT (9 VOLTS D/C).
DIRECT SHORTS ON THE ALARM CHANNELS WILL NOT DESTROY THE SYSTEM, PROTECTED BY A CROW BAR TYPE POWER SUPPLY.
OTHER PROPOSED FUTURE OPTIONS INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO ADD A LCD DISPLAY, AND ADDITION ALARM CONTACTS.
CURRENT STATE OF THE ART VOICE STORAGE IN DIGITIZED FORMAT WHICH CAN BE SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY AND REMAIN WITH OUT POWER FOR YEARS AND STILL RETAIN THE ABILITY TO SPEAK.
TOUCH TONE IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF AT&T.